Football at the 1955 Pan American Games

The second edition of the football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Mexico City, Mexico, from March 13 to March 22, 1955. Four teams competed, with Argentina defending the title.[1]

Football – Men's tournament at the II Pan American Games
VenueEstadio Olímpico Universitario
Dates13–22 March
Medalists
  Argentina
  Mexico
  Netherlands Antilles
«1951
1959»

Argentina won its second consecutive gold medal after totalising 11 points in 6 matches. Estadio Olímpico Universitario was the venue for all the games.[2][3]

Final table
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Argentina 116510237+16
 Mexico 561321013−3
Netherlands Antilles 462041113−2
 Venezuela 46123920−11

Matches
 Netherlands Antilles1–2 Argentina
de Lannoy  7' Report Sanfilippo  11'
Yudica  22'
Referee: Prudencio Garcia (USA)
 Mexico1–1 Venezuela
Mercado  15' Report Monterola  60'
Referee: John Best (USA)
 Venezuela0–5 Argentina
de Lannoy  7' Report Pegnotti  2', 82'
Sanfilippo  4'
Menéndez  43'
Maschio  53'
Referee: John Best (USA)
 Mexico1–0 Netherlands Antilles
Rodríguez  52' (pen.) Report
Referee: Prudencio García (USA)
 Venezuela3–2 Netherlands Antilles
Díaz  14', 35'
Monterola  47'		 Report Schoop  4', 20'
Referee: John Best (USA)
 Mexico0–3 Argentina
Report Sanfilippo  46'
Claría  51'
Menéndez  68'
Referee: Prudencio García (USA)
 Argentina4–2 Netherlands Antilles
Sanfilippo  11', 16', 23'
Yudica  80'		 Report Bernardina  33'
de Lannoy  46'
Referee: John Best (USA)
 Mexico3–3 Venezuela
Mercado  39', 71'
Negrete  55' (pen.)		 Report Monterola  4'
Bosco  13' (o.g.)
Rodríguez  18'
Referee: Prudencio García (USA)
 Argentina6–1 Venezuela
Menéndez  4'
Sanfilippo  17', 85'
Maschio  43', 60'
Pérsico  82'		 Report Díaz  86'
Referee: John Best (USA)
 Mexico2–3 Netherlands Antilles
Noriega  15', 63' Report Heyliger  17'
Bicentini  55'
Kemp  85'
Referee: John Best (USA)
 Venezuela1–3 Netherlands Antilles
González  63' Report Bicentini  10', 19'
Schoop  24'
Referee: Prudencio Garcia (USA)
 Mexico3–3 Argentina
Mercado  15'
Martínez  42'
González  73'		 Report Maschio  17'
Molina  56'
Campana  80'
Referee: Prudencio Garcia (USA)
 1955 Pan American Games Winners 

Argentina
Second title

Medalists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's football  Argentina

1. Leonardo Bevilacqua
2. Norberto Anido
3. Manuel Castillo
4. Juan C. Malazzo
5. Oscar Clarlat
6. Ricardo Pegnoti
7. Ricardo Scialino
8. Héctor Molina
9. Norberto Menéndez
10. José Sanfilippo
11. José Yudica
12. Antonio Pérsico
13. Ricardo Campana
14. Humberto Maschio
15. Juan J. Moreno
16. Oscar Stortini
17. Julio Nuin
18. Tomás Anglese
Guillermo Stábile (HC)

  Mexico

1. José Luis Sánchez
2. Primitivo Carrillo
3. Jorge Rodríguez
4. Eduardo Colmenero
5. Juan Arrieta
6. Francisco Pérez
7. Arturo Vargas
8. Agustín Díaz
9. Francisco Noriega
10. Ramón Mercado
11. Felipe Negrete
12. Juan Martínez
13. Víctor Nava
14. Fernando López
15. Alfonso González
16. Joaquín Fierro
17. Elías Vázquez
18. Gustavo Ríos
19. Ramón Martínez
20. Alfredo Hernández
21. Héctor Segura
22. Gonzalo Guerrero
Antonio Alvarez (HC)

  Netherlands Antilles

Goalscorers
José Sanfilippo, top scorer with 8 goals

There were 53 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 4.42 goals per match.

8 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

Source: RSSSF

Bibliography
  • Olderr, Steven (2009). The Pan American Games: A Statistical History, 1951-1999, bilingual edition. McFarland & Company. ISBN 0786443367. ISBN 9780786443369.

References
  1. Hickok Sports: Pan American Games: Soccer Medalists at the Wayback Machine (archived November 13, 2011)
  2. "1955 Pan American Games football competition". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  3. Sports 123: Football: 1955 Pan American Games at the Wayback Machine (archived August 10, 2011)
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